Sieges Of Boulogne Quotes & Sayings

I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown. — Elizabeth I

Affinity of a marriage is not a destination, but a journey of two hearts breezing into an yearning eternity — Bernard Dsa

Was that his name? I never had a chance to ask. He was too intent upon tearing out my throat for us to engage in idle chitchat. — John Connolly

I sort of believe that my voice was preordained; I'm a Buddhist who believes in reincarnation so I think that my voice is a few lifetimes old. — K.d. Lang

Her mother would tell her she was beautiful and that everything was all right. — Sarah Addison Allen

May the man hold fast to what the child has promised. — Pope Francis

Working with those versed in the Mystical Arts was sometimes like trying to knit with wet spaghetti: just when you thought you'd gotten somewhere, it all came to pieces in your hands. — Jasper Fforde

I'm treating you like a relative. I don't pay enough for the privilege. — Alfred Bester

It's just my maybe naive, optimistic view that whatever knowledge we gain, and if it comes to pass that we can somehow understand what consciousness is, if we can somehow create that, it will ultimately be used for the good. — Neill Blomkamp

Knowing where to look - and remembering what you have seen - is a hallmark of experience and expertise. — Tom Vanderbilt

Bhogpur is two kos from Bhagmalpur," he said. If Bhogpur is two kos from Bhagmalpur, then it may be possible to make a reasonable guess at our position. It depended on what he meant by a kos.
"There are seventy rassis in one kos," Karam Chand said.
"There are twelve hundred laggis in one kos," said Bhosla in a sudden garrulous outburst.
"There are three thousand six hundred gaj in one kos, said Jagganath, the youngest boatman.
"Now I am telling you," said G. "If one kos is three thousand six hundred gaj, there are three miles and eighty yards in one kos." If this was so, we had not travelled more than five miles since the previous morning.*
* There is also a gaukos, a rather vague measure - the distance a cow's bellow can be heard. — Eric Newby

I still haven't figured out how to have fun on a shoot. — Jim McKay